The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a fracture of the nose. The Board finds that the current disability is etiologically related to service, specifically an in-service injury during active duty.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's current nose fracture disability was etiologically related to service due to evidence showing a history of a pre-existing condition and subsequent worsening after service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a fracture of the nose
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2003
- Citation
- 0300447
Veterans Law Judge
Acting
Decisions by this judge: 191 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the Board issuing a decision.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to scheduling issues for a videoconference hearing before the Board. The claims related to his service-connected conditions and TDIU are pending.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are shown to prevent him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment, and the Board finds that his TDIU claim is granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed disabilities, including left knee and left ankle disabilities, low back disability, lung disorder as a result of asbestos exposure, left hip disability, and residuals of a fracture of the nose. The decision found that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.
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